An Unlucky Number

Many people believe the number 13 is an unlucky number. So often avoided its use in a variety of fields. Those who fear or phobia with these numbers. People who are afraid of the number 13is referred to astriskaidekafobia and fear of Friday the 13this called paraskavedekatriaphobia or paraskevidekatriaphobia.

That said, the fear of number 13 is connected with the Catholic beliefs about the 13th position at the Last Supper, Judas Iscariot, which is considered atraitor. These mysteries are also often associated with the number 13.

Some people succeed because they are wearing clothing that has the number 13 printed on it. Some of them are sports figures who won the title. Shaquille O'Neal wore jersey # 13in 1996, Yao Ming, Tim Duncan, and many names have been doing the same thing.

Based on the report from "The Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute" in Asheville, United States stated that it turns every Friday the 13th, the U.S. economy suffered a loss of 800 to 900 million dollars. This is because many people who dread having to travel, work and do business.

Different perspectives on the fear of the number 13 comes from the Chinese community. Chinese society regard the number 13 as an unlucky number because if the numbers add up will create the number 4 (1 +3 = 4). The number 'four' in Chinese when spoken with different intonations (sie) could give two meanings, namely four and dying = bad luck.

Star Hotel Savoy in London has an interesting story. When there are guests who will eat dinner 13 people, the hotel manager would put a black cat mascot on a special chair. Black cat serves to accompany the guests at the dinner table. So the number of guests to 15. "It is believed that one of the 13 diners will die within a year," said the hotel manager.

Number 13 is an unlucky number. It is a scary number because can causes many something bad. 

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